Where our cars come from
We publish our sources because a directory you cannot audit is just an advert. Everything marked indexed is scraped from a public stock page, translated, and linked back to the original listing. Auction networks are dealer-only, so we buy through licensed agents rather than scraping them.
Exporters and dealers we index
Public stock pages. We scrape titles, prices, mileage, chassis codes and photos, translate the Japanese, and keep a link back to the original listing.
- Indexed
JDM EXPO
Nagoya-based hero-car exporter. Deep R32/R33/R34 and Supra stock, strong photography.
EnglishVisit site - Indexed
Japan Car Direct
Long-running export agent with auction bidding and a well-documented buying process.
EnglishVisit site - Indexed
JDMCARS.JP
Sports-focused exporter, mostly 90s Nissan and Toyota.
EnglishVisit site - Indexed
Best R
ベストアール
GT-R specialist. One of the few shops carrying multiple BNR32/33/34 at once.
JapaneseVisit site - Indexed
Top Rank
トップランク
Large 90s sports-car network across Tokyo and Osaka. High turnover, honest condition notes.
JapaneseVisit site - Indexed
Garage-R
ガレージR
Nissan tuning house. Modified Silvias, Skylines and 180SX.
JapaneseVisit site - Indexed
INSIDE
インサイド
Rotary and sports specialist with a well-kept stock list.
JapaneseVisit site - Indexed
HMR
Performance dealer with a steady run of Evo and Impreza stock.
JapaneseVisit site - Indexed
TC CARS
Kanto sports-car dealer, regularly lists Type R and turbo Nissan.
JapaneseVisit site - Indexed
J's Garage
ジェイズガレージ
Classic and 90s JDM export shop. Hakosuka, Kenmeri and early Skylines.
JapaneseVisit site - Indexed
AD FIRST
アドファースト
Nagoya sports-car dealer with rotating Skyline, Silvia and rotary stock.
JapaneseVisit site - Indexed
MANABOON
マナブーン
Kansai tuned-car dealer, strong on JZX and 90s Toyota performance.
JapaneseVisit site - Indexed
TOTAL7
トータルセブン
Tuning shop and dealer carrying modified GT-R, Evo and WRX.
JapaneseVisit site - Indexed
ACE LLC
Export-focused dealer that also buys to order at auction.
JapaneseVisit site - Indexed
Tokyo Carz
English-language exporter with auction access and container consolidation.
EnglishVisit site - Indexed
Sumotori Japan
Auction agent and exporter that regularly ships to Oceania.
BothVisit site - Watching
JDM AW
JDMオートワークス
Watching. Small performance dealer; stock page structure changes often.
JapaneseVisit site - Watching
JDM Dream
Watching. Bilingual sports-car exporter.
BothVisit site - Watching
AE-T
Watching. AE86 and lightweight sports specialist.
JapaneseVisit site - Watching
Elite Auto Export Japan
Watching. Export agent aimed at overseas enthusiast buyers.
EnglishVisit site
Directories and marketplaces
Aggregators carrying thousands of dealers. Useful for price benchmarking and finding cars that never reach an English-language site.
- Indexed
Goo-net Exchange
The export arm of Japan's biggest used-car portal. Best single view of what dealers are asking.
BothVisit site - Watching
CarSensor
カーセンサー
Domestic-only Recruit portal. Japanese-market pricing benchmark; cars must be bought through an agent.
JapaneseVisit site - Watching
Goo-net
グーネット
Domestic listings. Deeper than the export site — a lot of performance stock never crosses over.
JapaneseVisit site - Watching
TradeCarView
Large exporter marketplace. Quality varies by seller, so we use it for cross-checking prices.
EnglishVisit site - Watching
TC-V
Export marketplace with wide dealer coverage.
EnglishVisit site - Watching
BE FORWARD
Volume exporter. Mostly economy stock, occasionally useful for parts cars.
EnglishVisit site
Auction houses and networks
Where most of Japan's performance stock actually trades. Access is dealer-only, so we buy through licensed agents rather than scraping these sites.
- Watching
USS
ユー・エス・エス
Japan's largest auction group — Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and 15+ other venues. Where most GT-Rs actually change hands.
JapaneseVisit site - Watching
TAA
Toyota Auto Auction. Strong for Toyota and Lexus performance stock.
JapaneseVisit site - Watching
JU / Nikkeikai
Regional dealer co-op auctions. Where enthusiast-owned cars surface before the big halls.
JapaneseVisit site - Watching
AUCNET
Photo-and-inspection based online auction. Detailed condition reports.
BothVisit site - Watching
iAUC (Inter Proceed)
Network linking many smaller auction houses into one bidding system.
BothVisit site - Watching
Arai / Bayauc / Hero
Smaller halls that punch above their weight for sports and classic stock.
JapaneseVisit site
Trade bodies we verify against
Membership registers we check an exporter against before marking it verified in our directory.
- Watching
JUMVEA
Japan Used Motor Vehicle Exporters Association. Membership is our first verification check on any exporter.
BothVisit site - Watching
JU (Japan Used Car Dealers Association)
Domestic dealer licensing body. Confirms a shop is a licensed dealer, not a broker.
JapaneseVisit site
Sources we deliberately do not scrape
- Auction house live feeds. Access requires a Japanese dealer licence and a deposit with the auction group. We work through licensed agents instead, and quote from their bidding sheets.
- Private sale boards and closed enthusiast groups. Posting those cars publicly breaks the trust that keeps them available.
- Anything behind a login. We only index pages a member of the public can open in Japan.
Know a shop we should be indexing? Send it through and we will assess it.